Cavaliers vs Pistons, Game 2: Pistons win 107-97, Pistons lead series 2-0
Updated
97–107
Final
Thursday, May 7, 2026
2026 East Conference Semifinals · Pistons lead 2-0
Cavaliers vs Pistons Game 2 final: the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97 on May 7, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. Pistons lead 2-0 after Game 2.
Cavaliers vs Pistons Game Info
- Date
- Thursday, May 7, 2026
- Tip-off
- 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT
- TV / Stream
- Local: DAZN (Cavaliers), WMYD TV20 (Pistons)
- Arena
- Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
- Season
- 2025-26 NBA Season
Score by Quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavaliers | 18 | 25 | 32 | 22 | 97 |
| Pistons | 25 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 107 |
Cavaliers vs Pistons Recap
The Pistons lead the series 2-0.
Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 25 points and 10 assists. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 31 points.
The Pistons did the damage in the 1st quarter, winning that period by 7.
Top Performers
Cavaliers
- 31 PTS Donovan Mitchell
- 7 REB Jarrett Allen
- 5 AST Dennis Schröder
Pistons
- 25 PTS Cade Cunningham
- 10 REB Jalen Duren
- 10 AST Cade Cunningham
Team Stats
| Cavaliers | Stat | Pistons |
|---|---|---|
| 34-81 | Field Goals | 39-80 |
| 42.0% | FG % | 48.8% |
| 7-32 | 3-Pointers | 14-28 |
| 21.9% | 3P % | 50.0% |
| 22-27 | Free Throws | 15-20 |
| 81.5% | FT % | 75.0% |
| 36 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Off. Rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 19 | Fouls | 22 |
| 3 | Biggest Lead | 14 |
Four Factors
| Team | Effective FG% | Turnover % | Off. rebound % | FT rate (FTM/FGA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 46.3% | 10.6% | 23.1% | 0.272 |
 Pistons | 57.5% | 10.1% | 30.8% | 0.188 |
Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.
Cavaliers vs Pistons Box Score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden G | 36 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3-13 | 0-4 | 4-4 | -15 |
| Dean Wade FC | 23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Donovan Mitchell G | 37 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11-24 | 2-9 | 7-9 | -2 |
| Jarrett Allen C | 30 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 8-10 | -6 |
| Evan Mobley F | 35 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Keon Ellis G | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Dennis Schröder G | 20 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -4 |
| Max Strus GF | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Jaylon Tyson F | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -3 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham G | 41 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7-14 | 3-6 | 8-8 | +13 |
| Jalen Duren C | 33 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | +6 |
| Duncan Robinson F | 36 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 5-9 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Tobias Harris F | 36 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9-16 | 2-3 | 1-2 | +8 |
| Ausar Thompson GF | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | +4 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Javonte Green GF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Daniss Jenkins G | 26 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +9 |
| Caris LeVert G | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Isaiah Stewart FC | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Ron Holland F | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | +2 |
Game Flow
Pistons leadCavaliers lead
- Lead changes
- 3
- Times tied
- 4
- Pistons largest lead
- 14
- Cavaliers largest lead
- 3
Play-by-Play
Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown Cavaliers-Pistons.
1st Quarter 21 scoring plays
- 0:31CavaliersEvan Mobley +218-25
- 0:49CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +116-25
- 0:49CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +115-25
- 1:05PistonsDaniss Jenkins +214-25
- 1:55PistonsCaris LeVert +314-23
- 2:20CavaliersJaylon Tyson +114-20
- 2:20CavaliersJaylon Tyson +213-20
- 3:06PistonsDaniss Jenkins +211-20
- 4:26PistonsAusar Thompson +211-18
- 6:35PistonsAusar Thompson +211-16
- 6:55CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +211-14
- 7:34CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +29-14
- 8:34CavaliersJarrett Allen +27-14
- 8:50PistonsAusar Thompson +25-14
- 9:18PistonsDuncan Robinson +25-12
- 9:42PistonsDuncan Robinson +35-10
- 10:16PistonsAusar Thompson +25-7
- 10:30CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +25-5
- 10:47PistonsCade Cunningham +23-5
- 11:24PistonsTobias Harris +33-3
- 11:46CavaliersDean Wade +33-0
2nd Quarter 29 scoring plays
- 0:01CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +243-54
- 0:04PistonsJalen Duren +241-54
- 1:08CavaliersEvan Mobley +341-52
- 1:21PistonsDuncan Robinson +338-52
- 1:43CavaliersJames Harden +238-49
- 1:57PistonsTobias Harris +236-49
- 2:46PistonsTobias Harris +236-47
- 3:49PistonsDaniss Jenkins +236-45
- 4:19CavaliersJarrett Allen +136-43
- 4:19CavaliersJarrett Allen +135-43
- 4:31PistonsTobias Harris +234-43
- 4:49CavaliersJarrett Allen +134-41
- 5:08PistonsDaniss Jenkins +233-41
- 5:18CavaliersJames Harden +133-39
- 5:18CavaliersJames Harden +132-39
- 6:09CavaliersJames Harden +131-39
- 6:09CavaliersJames Harden +130-39
- 6:21PistonsDaniss Jenkins +329-39
- 6:43CavaliersJarrett Allen +229-36
- 7:16PistonsRon Holland +127-36
- 7:16PistonsRon Holland +127-35
- 8:17CavaliersKeon Ellis +327-34
- 8:37PistonsJalen Duren +124-34
- 8:54CavaliersJames Harden +224-33
- 9:34PistonsCaris LeVert +322-33
- 10:12PistonsJalen Duren +222-30
- 10:24CavaliersJaylon Tyson +222-28
- 10:37PistonsCade Cunningham +320-28
- 11:22CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +220-25
3rd Quarter 31 scoring plays
- 0:02PistonsDaniss Jenkins +375-79
- 0:18CavaliersJames Harden +275-76
- 0:41CavaliersDennis Schröder +173-76
- 0:41CavaliersDennis Schröder +172-76
- 0:53PistonsCade Cunningham +171-76
- 0:53PistonsCade Cunningham +171-75
- 1:42PistonsCade Cunningham +271-74
- 2:06CavaliersMax Strus +371-72
- 2:53CavaliersEvan Mobley +268-72
- 3:14PistonsIsaiah Stewart +266-72
- 3:17PistonsTobias Harris +166-70
- 3:31CavaliersDennis Schröder +266-69
- 4:24PistonsDuncan Robinson +364-69
- 4:47CavaliersJarrett Allen +264-66
- 5:47CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +362-66
- 6:11PistonsTobias Harris +359-66
- 6:29CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +359-63
- 6:48PistonsJalen Duren +156-63
- 7:10CavaliersJarrett Allen +156-62
- 7:10CavaliersJarrett Allen +155-62
- 7:22PistonsCade Cunningham +254-62
- 7:38CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +254-60
- 8:00PistonsCade Cunningham +152-60
- 8:00PistonsCade Cunningham +152-59
- 8:59CavaliersDean Wade +352-58
- 9:14PistonsTobias Harris +249-58
- 9:33CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +249-56
- 9:40PistonsCaris LeVert +247-56
- 10:04CavaliersJarrett Allen +147-54
- 10:33CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +146-54
- 11:38CavaliersJarrett Allen +245-54
4th Quarter 29 scoring plays
- 0:23PistonsCade Cunningham +197-107
- 0:23PistonsCade Cunningham +197-106
- 0:27PistonsJalen Duren +197-105
- 0:27PistonsJalen Duren +197-104
- 1:16CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +197-103
- 1:16CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +196-103
- 1:22PistonsAusar Thompson +295-103
- 1:46CavaliersJarrett Allen +295-101
- 1:54CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +193-101
- 2:12PistonsCade Cunningham +392-101
- 3:01CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +192-98
- 3:13PistonsTobias Harris +291-98
- 3:53PistonsCade Cunningham +191-96
- 3:53PistonsCade Cunningham +191-95
- 4:59CavaliersJarrett Allen +291-94
- 5:15PistonsCade Cunningham +289-94
- 5:34CavaliersJarrett Allen +289-92
- 5:47PistonsCade Cunningham +387-92
- 6:06CavaliersDean Wade +287-89
- 6:54CavaliersJarrett Allen +185-89
- 6:54CavaliersJarrett Allen +184-89
- 7:21PistonsDuncan Robinson +383-89
- 8:22PistonsTobias Harris +283-86
- 9:13CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +283-84
- 9:40PistonsDuncan Robinson +381-84
- 9:58PistonsTobias Harris +281-81
- 10:19CavaliersEvan Mobley +281-79
- 10:52CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +279-79
- 11:32CavaliersJaylon Tyson +277-79
Next for the Cavaliers
East Conference Finals: Knicks vs Cavaliers · Knicks win 4-0
Pistons vs Cavaliers: Series So Far
| Game | Date | Matchup | Result | Top scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | May 5 | Cavaliers @ Pistons | Pistons 111-101 | Cade Cunningham 23 |
| Game 2 | May 7 | Cavaliers @ Pistons | Pistons 107-97 | Donovan Mitchell 31 |
| Game 3 | May 9 | Pistons @ Cavaliers | Cavaliers 116-109 | Donovan Mitchell 35 |
| Game 4 | May 11 | Pistons @ Cavaliers | Cavaliers 112-103 | Donovan Mitchell 43 |
| Game 5 | May 13 | Cavaliers @ Pistons | Cavaliers 117-113 | Cade Cunningham 39 |
| Game 6 | May 15 | Pistons @ Cavaliers | Pistons 115-94 | James Harden 23 |
| Game 7 | May 17 | Cavaliers @ Pistons | Cavaliers 125-94 | Donovan Mitchell 26 |
Series Leaders
Pistons
Cade Cunningham7 GP23.9PTS4.6REB7.9AST
Tobias Harris7 GP14.6PTS6.3REB2.0AST
Duncan Robinson6 GP13.7PTS1.7REB2.2AST
Cavaliers
Donovan Mitchell7 GP28.1PTS5.6REB3.6AST
James Harden7 GP19.6PTS5.1REB6.3AST
Evan Mobley7 GP15.9PTS7.4REB4.9AST
Per-game averages in this series, top three scorers per team.
More NBA Games on May 7, 2026
That covers Cavaliers vs Pistons: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Cavaliers visit the 76ers Oct 22; Pistons host the Celtics Oct 20.
Cavaliers vs Pistons FAQs
Who won Cavaliers vs Pistons Game 2?
The Detroit Pistons won 107-97 on May 7, 2026. Pistons lead 2-0 after Game 2.
What is the Cavaliers vs Pistons series score?
Pistons lead 2-0 in the 2026 East Conference Semifinals.
Who was the top scorer in Cavaliers vs Pistons?
Donovan Mitchell scored 31 for the Cavaliers. Cade Cunningham scored 25 for the Pistons.